Microsoft Surface Book 2

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 90% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (all builds)
Motherboard	Microsoft Surface Book 2
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3000 x 2000 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190821
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '19 at 16:39
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8650U 42,414 User benchmarks, average bench 52% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 561 63% 494 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile) 160,694 User benchmarks, average bench 23% Microsoft(1414 0024) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9140 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	25.1% Poor	Lighting 33 Reflection 24.1 Parallax 27.7 27% 28.3 fps	MRender 31.6 Gravity 29.3 Splatting 21.1 22% 27.3 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 25%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GB 6,615 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB72M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 240 268 265 259 259 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 571 Write 308 Mixed 278 SusWrite 257 78% 354 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 35.8 173% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 903 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 436 368% 552 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 145%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GB 14,211 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.9% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 20.6 67% 23.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 20.6 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 80%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 54%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Microsoft Surface Book 2

CPU
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	3,303x
Core i5-7300UIntelBench 45%, 24,421 samples	420x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples	194x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	2,761x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	419x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	414x

SSD
MZFLW512HMJP-000MV 512GBSamsungBench 114%, 5,563 samples	958x
MZFLW256HEHP-000MV 256GBSamsungBench 105%, 6,615 samples	865x
HFS256GD9TNG-62A0A 256GBBABench 97%, 2,238 samples	611x

RAM
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NUD 2x8GBHynixBench 60%, 11,327 samples	1,778x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples	1,001x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples	987x

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16